Statistics of the Catholic Church 2025

Papal and Pontifical Basilicas

Catholic Population: 1300 Million  - 5,377 Bishops - 414,065 Priests - 47,504 Deacons - 376,188 Lay Missionaries - 641,661 Women Religious     (1)     (2)     (3)    (4)

Catholic World Report - Nuns Worldwide

Timelapse of Every Catholic Diocese in History

All Catholic Dioceses in the World    Military 36       Territorial Prelatures 40     Apostolic Vicariates 82    Personal Ordinariates 3    Dioceses 2,248       Archdioceses 557

The Catholic Church in the World    (1)     (2)       (3)    (4) 

List of Catholic Cathedrals around the World

List of Catholic Dioceses

Catholic Episcopal Conferences       (1)    (2)      (3)    (4)

Catholic Church - Resources